Toilet Paper Cards

Howdy friends!

I was in need of a fun card idea to send out to some friends and family members, when I saw a video by Melanie Muenchinger. This was exactly what I wanted to do, so, I sat right down and figured it out, thanks to Melanie's great video!

Here's what I made - Be sure to click them larger to get a look at the fun embossing!

The stamps are from Pink and Main's 'Hugs Needed' set:

Here's the card inside, and the envelope fronts and backs - the card front has a cute toilet paper roll from the Repeat Impressions set 'Holy Crap'. The sentiment on the back was Stampabilities 'Have Faith' off the sale rack at Hobby Lobby last year, as was the Cross and sentiment on the card inside. The masked emoticon and matted sentiment was computer generated.

So, if you are looking for something to bring a smile to someone's day, this might be it! Go check out Melanie's video - she makes it SO easy! No dies involved, just a pencil, scissors, and an embossing folder!

Let me know if you decide to give it a try - I'd love to pop in and see what you've created!

I also needed a belated birthday card, and used some stamps from Repeat Impressions' 'Holy Crap' set.  Here's how it turned out:

Card front:

Card inside:

This sentiment was perfect, as I was late last year, too!!!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful evening!

Patti J.

Feel Better...

Howdy!

Decided to spend a few minutes creating 'just because', and join in on the 'clouds' challenge

at Stamp TV.

Here's my card:

Supplies Used:  Gina K. Designs: Melanie Muenchinger's 'Fabulous Frame, Theresa Momber's 'Vertical Greetings 2', Gina K. Designs Pure Luxury White cardstock, Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Versafine Brown ink, Copic Markers, Kaiser Craft Pearls

Hope your week is going well!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,

Patti J.

Gina K. Designs - New Release Hop, Day One!

I am SO excited to be a part of this hop today!
I'm also hosting today's Mix-it-up Monday Challenge at Stamp TV - hope you'll check it out, and play along!
The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! Gina, along with the Cast and Crew and Guest Designers, will inspire you 

with many beautiful ideas! 

And as you hop through their blogs, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose a few random comments and those stampers will each win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! 

To see the full list of winners check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hops.

Moday's Link List:

 Gina K

 Melanie Muenchinger - Illustrator Fabulous Frame

 Debbie Corbari - Illustrator Let's Talk

Beth Silaika

Cathy Tidwell

Karen Day Hightower

Kendra Wietstock

Laurie Schmidlin

Lee Murphy

Sean Fetterman

Tricia Traxler 

And our Guests:

Patti J (That's Me!)

Sharyn P

Now for my cards!

The first set of cards features Melanie Muenchinger's "Fabulous Frame".
Melanie is one of my favorite designers ever.  Here beautiful flowers, frames, and baskets are all so versatile. I find myself reaching for them so often, in sending cards to my Chemo Angel Buddies.

And what a dream this set was to create with...endless possibilities!

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock, GKD Black Onyx Ink

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock, GKD Black Onyx Ink, GKD Ang & Me Patterned Paper Pack

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock, GKD 'Ang & Me' Patterned Paper Pack, GKD Black Onyx Ink

Next up are some projects created with Debbie Corbari's "Let's Talk" set.

O.M.G. How do you spell F.U.N.? Had a great time playing with this set too!

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock, GKD 'Ang & Me' Patterned Paper Pack

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock, GKD Black Onyx Ink, GKD 'Ang & Me' Patterned Paper Pack

GKD 'Ang & Me' Patterned Paper Pack, GKD Black Onyx Ink

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock, GKD Black Onyx Ink, GKD 'Ang & Me' Patterned Paper Pack

Thanks for stopping by - hope you will stop back by tomorrow for two more new sets!

Hugs & Smiles,

Patti J.

Other supplies used:

Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink

Ribbon Scrap

Pink Cardstock from stash
Perfect Layers Mini Rulers (See sidebar for details)

Black Cardstock (Hobby Lobby)

Copic Markers

Kraft Cardstock

Ranger White Ultra Fine Embossing Powder

Glassine Bags - a|muse

Baker's Twine - a|muse

Miss You

Woo Hoo - Happy Weekend!

It's amazing how excited I get (I am retired, after all) when a weekend 

rolls around - just habit I guess!

Here's another card for the Guest Designer Challenge at Stamp TV. There's still time for YOU to enter!
The mask was a strip of masking paper, laid on the diagonal of the card.  Stamping was done, both above and below the masked strip.  After removing the strip, 2 lines were drawn with my Zig pen, and colored between the lines with the color of the flower centers.
It was a perfectly flat, one-layered beauty, until.....(to be continued).

A couple of years ago, Melanie Muenchinger created 'Stately Flowers 2' for Gina K. Designs.
This beautiful set features flowers of Alabama, Nebraska, Kentucky, and Missouri.

I am a Missourian, and a HUGE fan of Melanie's flower and basket sets.  I was thrilled
beyond words, when Melanie asked me to guest design this set for her!
This is still one of my favorite 'go-to' sets when I need a pretty card.
Thanks again to Melanie!

The sentiment is from another fun set that I love - 'Stamp it Big! 2' by my friend Carolyn King.
Cammie (Carolyn) is a talented designer for Gina, and I love her happy creations!

Now....continuing on!  If you look really close, you will see that my one-layer creation is a one layer card with three popped up 'buds'.  Why?  Ha ha...my green markers had minds of their own, and before I knew what was happening, they had colored three flower buds green!  Imagine....
In case you still haven't spotted the popped up buds, here's a close up with some hints!

Tee hee...  When I was a brand new stamper, I went to a class taught by a lady named Shirley, who is now one of my dearest friends.  At my first class, she said 'there are no mistakes in stamping - only creative opportunities'.  So, Shirley - how do you like this creative opportunity???

We have a memorial to attend tomorrow for a very special and dear aunt of mine.
Heaven certainly gained a wonderful new angel, but we will miss her so much.
Aunt Barb, this card is how I feel today...

Have a nice weekend, everyone - I'll be back on Tuesday with a really great
Die-Versions card!

Happy stamping,
Patti J.

Stately Flowers 2 with Tutorial

Good morning fellow crafters!

I'm not sure who stole the month of January out from under us, but it's nearly gone!  I've had such fun creating with Melanie Muenchingers stamp set, Stately Flowers 2.  This is my last post as Melanie's guest designer, but I will be using this set often!

Along with a card using the Goldenrod images, I have a photo tutorial for you, sharing the process used for the card.  I haven't done too many tutorials, so please feel free to contact me if you have questions about anything shown below.  

Start with white panel and Brushed Cordoury Distress Ink.

Using foam dauber, and a circular motion, sponge entire panel with ink.  I always work on my craft mat.  Start your cirular motion OFF the page, bringing it in toward the center for better results.

Next, use the same technique with Rusty Hinge ink, but keep the sponging toward the outside edge of the panel.

Choose the smallest Goldenrod image from Stately Flowers 2.

Begin stamping with Rusty Hinge, around all four edges of your panel.

Next, choose your sentiment and the largest Goldenrod image from Stately Flowers.  Place them on your block where desired, and stamp them on the plastic sheet using a guide.  I love the Stamp-a-ma-jig for this.  Once stamped on the plastic, it is easy to align your Stamp-a-ma-jig for stamping on your panel.

Once stamping is completed, mat your panel onto your choice of cardstock.  I chose black.

Next choose another panel for background.  I chose a black and white tiny gingham check.  Cut a piece or ribbon long enough to secure on the back of your background piece, and adhere.

It will look like this.  Once ribbon is secure, adhere this panel to card front.

Turn focal panel over, and adhere dimensional foam.

Add focal panel to card.  Tie a knot in a scrap of ribbon, and adhere to panel with glue dot.

Supplies: Gina K. Designs Pure Luxury White CS, Stately Flowers 2 stamps, Gingham & Black CS, A muse Studios, Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Memento Tuxedo Black, Dimensional Foam (Michael's), Sor-Tape

I have one more card to show, using the single flower Missouri Hawthorne stamp.  Let me know you need any information on how it was created.  I think it's probably pretty self-explanatory.

Supplies: GKD Pure Luxury White CS, Pink Bazzill CS, Scor-Pal, Copic Markers, Spica Glitter Pen (for dots on score lines), Baker's Twine (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Martha Stewart Border Punch (inside of card).

Have a wonderful day!

Patti J.

Melanie's Camellia's....and Winner announced!

Good morning, and Happy Thursday!

If you are where that snow is, brrrrr...........keep warm!  

We went from 68 degrees one evening, to tornado warnings in the night, and 14 degrees the next morning here in Missouri.  Mother Nature certainly enjoys surprising us!!!

I'm here today to share a card created with another fabulous image and sentiment from Melanie Muenchinger's set, "Stately Flowers 2".  This is my third week of working as a guest designer.  It's been such a delight, working with Melanie, and her stamps, that I hate for the month to end!

This time, I chose to use the Camellia.  I think it is so beautiful to work with.  Each petal is so well defined, that I decided to color the image on the CS itself, and then three additional times, so that I could fussy cut and layer the flower for dimension.  

All coloring with Copic Markers. Ribbon is May Arts. Pearls are ZVA. Line is drawn with a Zig Writer Pen. Card base is Kraft CS.  Card front is TAC Birch.

Here is a shot from the side, showing all four layers of flower.  I only layered the leaves twice, again, hoping that the flower would pop. 

I simply can't believe that my month with Melanie is nearly over!  Time really does fly when one is having fun!  Rest assured that I will be using this wonderful set over and over!   See you again next Thursday!

The winner from my blog, of the new release templates from the Creations by AR Blog Hop is:  VIDETTE !!!    

Congratulations!!!  Please email Adela:   creationsbyar at sbcglobal dot net  to claim your templates!

Just for grins, I think I will enter this in the Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger Challenge - here is their inspiration photo...

And....Let's Ink It Up: Anything Goes (No Digi Images)....

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope life is treating you well. 

Don't forget to count those many blessings!

Patti J.

Goldenrod

Good morning!

I've been lucky enough this week, to have created once again, using Melanie Muenchinger's newest set, "Stately Flowers 2".  What a beautiful set of stamps.  I'm going to keep this post short so that you can enjoy Melanie's beautiful flowers!

First up, is an easel card that I created, using the Goldenrod stamp.  The image was stamped directly onto a page from an old book, and colored with Copic Markers.  I had planned to do some distressing, but this matched the DP from Authentique better.  This is one of those strange cards that does not photograph well, but looks so pretty in real life!

Stamp: Stately Flowers 2 by Melanie Muenchinger for Gina K. Designs.  DP: Authentique Gathering, Ribbon: Stampin'Up! Ivory seam binding.

Easel card showing front open.  The sentiment is from the Stately Flowers 2 set. EK Success Corner Punch was used in lower corners, and 2 Pearls from Kaiser Crafts was used on sentiment piece.  DP is Authentique's Gathering.

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I also have a gift card box to share.  This is an amazing template by Adella Rossol of Creations by AR.

The image was stamped directly onto white GKD Pure Luxury CS, and colored with Copic Markers.  

The sides only on the white panel were adhered, leaving room for a ribbon to slide through.  

Here is what it looks like from the front:

Image: Stately Flowers 2, DP: Authentique Gathering, Ribbon: May Arts, CS: Kraft, & GKD Pure Luxury Layering Wt.

 Now, look how cute it is when it's opened up!

Sentiment: Stately Flowers 2, DP: Authentique Gathering, Kraft CS

I hope you spend some time over at Melanie's blog this week, looking at some of her guests' designs, and of course, her own.  You will certainly want to add this beautiful stamp set to your collection!  She even has the results of my Q & A session posted, if you are curious!!!

I'll be back next Thursday with some Camellia's!

I also have a bit of very exciting news!  Creations by AR is one of my favorite sites to visit and shop, and I'm proud to say that I am the newest member of their Design Team!  Thanks to Adela and her fabulous team for having me.  Tune in next week, on Jan.17th, for a new release blog hop!

Thanks for stopping by, and

Happy Stamping!

Hugs,

Patti J.

P.S. I'm planning to enter this card in challenges at:

The Kraft Journal: Challenge 53 - Favorite Colors

Authentique Paper: January Sketch Challenge

The January Sketch from Authentique Papers

Melanie's Stately Flowers

Good morning!

Here's hoping that you are off to a wonderful 2012!  Ours has started off very well.

I have a wonderful treat for you this morning!  Today's card features the Missouri Hawthorne, from Melanie Muenchinger's new release, "Stately Flowers 2".  Melanie is an illustrator for Gina K. Designs, and I'm sure that you've seen many of her beautiful sets at the Gina K. Designs Store.  If not, it's certainly worth the trip!
In addition to her illustrations for Gina K. Designs, she is a wonderful wife and mother.  I'm a long time follower, and it's always fun to check out Melanie's Blog to see what's happening in her family!

I was very pleased and honored when Melanie invited me to guest design with her new set this month.  Seeing as I'm a Missouri gal, it made it even more special to be asked to work with this particular set!  Thanks Melanie, for asking me!

This card began with a base of Bazzill Dotted Swiss Cardstock.  A z-fold was created, by scoring in the exact center, then in the center of the card front.  Using a Martha Stewart Border Punch, and some Gina K. Designs Digital Paper, a border was created at the bottom of the card, on both the inside and outside of card.  The rest is pretty self-explanatory, but if you have questions, please feel free to ask!

Supplies: Bazzill Dotted Swiss CS, Pale Pink CS scraps, Green GKD Cardstock scraps, Copic Markers, Circle Nestability Dies, Pearls (ZVA),  Floral Frenzy Digital Paper Pack, Spica Green Glitter Pen for 'doodling' on edge of circle, Glossy Accents (flower centers), Recollections Dimensional Squares (popped up two of the flowers on the front, for dimension), Scor-tape.

I almost forgot to mention - our friend Melanie is also an author!!!  Her first book, "A Year of Flowers", was recently published, and is available at Annie's Attic!  With this book, you can create 36 beautiful cards for all occasions, and are organized by month and holiday!  Detailed, step-by-step instructions and photos make it easy for crafters of all experience levels to enjoy making beautiful homemade cards!  If you have Melanie's "A Year of Flowers" Stamp Set, you can easily copy any of the cards in her book.  If you don't have the set, you can, of course, use Melanie's designs, and substitute any floral stamps that you have on hand.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Enjoy the rest of your week - it's almost Friday!  I'll be back next Thursday to showcase another of Melanie's beautiful Stately Flowers 2.

Hugs and blessings,
Patti J.

Gina K. Guest DT Tryout

I am so frustrated! I found out early this morning that Gina K. was having tryouts for a guest DT spot. She asked that we showcase our favorite of her technique videos. I immediately made this card. However, I've tried for all day to get this to post - Blogger problems, etc! So, now I'm late! lol.... my luck!

As you can see, my favorite of Gina's techniques is coloring with bleach! The entire card is heat embossed with gold. I've bleached the poinsettia's and the bows on the tree. Added some sparklies and gold pearls.

Hope you like it - thanks for stopping by!

Stamps are Gina K. Designs, by Melanie Muenchinger, and Theresa Momber.

Thanks for dropping by!

Hugs, Patti J.

White Christmas

I'm dreaming of a White Christmas....

well, not really, but Giovana is!

StampTV has started a new Christmas Challenge and Giovana Smith is the hostess for the first three months. Her very first challenge was to create a white Christmas card (it could have a touch of another color).

I immediately thought of Melanie Muenchinger's 'Festive Frame' stamp set. It is stamped with Versamark Dazzle, and then heat embossed with gold. The card base has been dry embossed with the Cuttlebug Dotted Swiss folder. This is one of those classic sets where less is more! You simply cannot make an ugly card with this stamp set!

Hope you are having a wonderful Tuesday. Please send up a prayer today for DD, who had her first ever root canal this a.m. She's pretty shaky and swollen, but okay other than that. She, like her mother, has an insane fear of dentist visits!

As always, thanks so much for stopping by! I am off to visit your blogs, and see what you've been up to, and then work on the kitchen.

Hugs and lots of blessings!

Patti J.

Food for thought:

Church bulletin blooper: Tuesday at 4:00 p.m., there will be an ice cream social. Will ladies giving milk, please come early.

The Baseball, Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer Ball, Locker Card

Here is the card front with all three lockers closed.

Note the lockers are labeled 1, 2, 3 and at the bottom of each locker

is mom, dad, and baby's name) Sentiment is The Angel Company.

Here is the card front with the third locker open!

The balls on the left of the lockers are actually a tag. You pull the ribbon and the tag has

a Welcome Baby sign on the pennant. Since I don't know how to 'blur',

I just made a photo of the left and right of the tag.

This is the photo album.

I could not get a good pic of the inside. No matter what I tried, it looked pink.

Well, dear friends, there it is, the baseball, basketball, volleyball, soccer ball, locker card! Hope you like it! I pretty much cased this one from Melanie. It's not totally identical to hers, but it is very close.

I had also cased a card by Theresa Momber while working up samples for my friend to look at. When she did not pick that card, I took the image, and made a new cover for a photo album I picked up at the Dollar Store. Hopefully, it will come in handy for something! (maybe baby pics?)

Both Theresa and Melanie's cards can be seen on the Stamp TV site. Just go into the gallery, and type in "Sporty Accessories" in the search box. I'm not at all sure how to link them up on my blog, so I will send you that way!

Hope you've had a good day. It's football weather in Mo. Chilly, windy, overcast or rainy, depending on the hour of the day! I survived a trip to Wal-Mart, so I guess all is well! As my DD reminds me, I am certainly happy to be healthy enough, mobile enough, and wealthy enough to be able to go there and shop for 'the finer things in life'. I am, indeed, blessed!

Thanks so much for dropping by! Have a great evening - hope to be back tomorrow with a challenge card or two!

Patti J.

Food for thought: I plan on living forever. So far, so good. ~Author unknown

New Baby!

NO, not me!

I told you a few days ago that I'd let you see what I've been working on the last week. I was asked by a friend, to make 40 baby shower invitations, and a card. The new baby's room will be decorated in a sporty theme, and the colors are primarily black and red.

I have very few sporty looking stamps, so I was literally THRILLED when I won a challenge at Stamp TV a few weeks ago, and was able to shop for a new set. What better set to choose than Melanie Muenchinger's "Sporty Accessories" - great timing! If you are familiar with this set, the card I'm going to make next, will use the locker theme. I'll share it tomorrow, hopefully!

Here are my invitations. All coloring was done with Tom-Bow markers. While shopping last week at For Keeps Sake in St. Louis, I found this fabulous 12 x 12 sheet of basketball 'leather', and another of football 'leather'. Sheesh! How cool was that - stamp and cut! The footballs were trimmed with a white Vision Pen. Several of the pieces were popped up on dots for some dimension. I can't show the inside as I don't know how to blur the names, but I re-used the star stamp (Stampland) on the inside top and bottom flaps. All of the stars were dotted with a Starburst Gelly roll pen for a bit of pizzazz. The 'grid' stamp in the background is from Morning Star Stamps

I hope the lady will like them. Off I go to work on her card. Have a great weekend, everyone - thanks for stopping by. See you very soon.

Patti J.

Food for thought: I've been told that one should never, under ANY circumstances, take a laxative and a sleeping pill at the same time!